Westchester Medical Center Health Network
Ossining, NY
Job Summary
The Junior Coder is responsible for coding medical records, including all diagnoses and operative and diagnostic procedures in patient medical records, using the current International Classification of Diseases (ICD10 CM/PCS), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedures Coding System (HCPCS) and entering coded information into an automated grouper system. Does related work as required.
Responsibilities
Using the current HCPCS, ICD10 CM/PCS and CPT coding system, assign and record an accurate code to all diagnoses, procedures, and operations as documented by the attending physician in the indicated patient's medical record.
Ensure that all factors necessary for assigning an accurate DRG are present, and that all diagnoses are ranked properly.
Make appropriate contacts in order to acquire or clarify necessary information.
Enter final diagnostic code numbers and narrative descriptions of diagnoses and procedures into...